The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 252: Habermas on Communication as Sociality (Part One)

On Jürgen Habermas' "Actions, Speech Acts, Linguistically Mediated Interactions, and the Lifeworld" (1998), with guest <a href="https://athousandtrivialities.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">John Foster</a>. What's the relation between individuals and society? Habermas says that language has ethics built right into it: I'm trying to get you to agree with me, to engage in a cooperative enterprise of mutual understanding. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at <a href="partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a>. <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2020/09/14/ep252-2-habermas-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Get it now</a> or <a href="https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/partiallyexaminedlife/PREVIEW-PEL_ep_252pt2_9-1-20.mp3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">listen to a preview</a>.

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